1999 Holt by-election

Australian federal by-election April 2022 June 2023 Victoria parliamentary Primary no 6 November 1999 1998 2001 Anthony Byrne MP portrait, 2015.jpg 125 120 160 12 0 Anthony Byrne Australian Labor Party 48,499 65.63% 5.85 Australian Democrats Polly Morgan Australian Democrats 10,896 14.74% 8.75 TPP TPP swing 72.06% 6.95 27.94% 27.94 MP Gareth Evans Australian Labor Party Anthony Byrne Australian Labor Party The 1999 Holt by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Holt in Victoria on 6 November 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, former Australian Labor Party deputy leader Gareth Evans on 30 September 1999. The writ for the by-election was issued on 1 October 1999. Background Holt was held by Gareth Evans, a former senator who had moved to the House of Representatives when the previous Labor member Michael Duffy retired in 1996. When Labor was defeated by the Coalition at the 1998 election, Evans resigned as deputy leader and from the opposition frontbench. He announced his intention to retire during the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television coverage of the 1998 election, but delayed his formal retirement until late 1999.Green, Antony: Federal Election Guide 2007 - Holt, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Liberal Party did not field a candidate for the Holt by-election, with the main opponents being Labor's Anthony Byrne, and Polly Morgan, the Australian Democrats candidate. The Holt by-election was held in conjunction with the 1999 referendum on the republic on 6 November, with the residents of Holt voting on an additional by-election ballot paper, as well as the two referendum questions. Results [[1999 Holt by-election|1999 Holt by-election]] Labor Anthony Byrne 48,499 65.63 +5.85 Democrats Polly Morgan 10,896 14.74 +8.75 Democratic Labor John Mulholland 5,404 7.31 +7.31 Greens Daniel Scoullar 4,701 6.36 +6.36 Christian Democrats Lynne Dickson 4,399 5.95 +4.20 73,899 92.81 -2.66 5,727 7.19 +2.66 79,626 93.98 -1.23 Labor Anthony Byrne 53,252 72.06 +6.95 Democrats Polly Morgan 20,647 27.94 +27.94 Labor No Aftermath Anthony Byrne won the seat easily, with the lack of a Liberal candidate seeing a positive swing to all parties. See also List of Australian federal by-elections References External links Holt (VIC) By-Election (6 November 1999) Results, Australian Electoral Commission Category:1999 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1990s in Victoria (state)